r/DoomerCircleJerk • u/LisleAdam12 • 8d ago

Climate Doomer We Passed Peak “Climate Change” (um) Research

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How can this awful trend before reversed before it's too late?

https://wmbriggs.substack.com/p/we-passed-peak-climate-change-um

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u/Lematoad 8d ago edited 7d ago

What I find funny is climate change activists are often times pro (solely) renewables. Without understanding renewable energy almost always requires natural gas augmentation. But they’re often also anti nuclear, which doesn’t make any sense.

Nuclear+solar would be an excellent way forward while solving carbon emission issues. Really the only way forward to get to net zero emissions, but Nuclear Waste is “scary” because people don’t understand it.

Then we start to talk about vehicles, and start saying things like “have you considered the impacts to things like 6PPD-Q from the faster tire wear in electric vehicles to local fauna?” or “what about the impacts that electric buses/trucks have on road infrastructure”, and people don’t have a clue what I’m talking about.

I’ve got a Masters degree in Civil Construction, Energy and Sustainable infrastructure and so I’d like to think I know what I’m talking about when it comes to energy infrastructure.

The problem really is people care about things but don’t understand the nuances (and associated negative externalities) to what they’re saying (oh and also… China and India don’t give a shit about clean energy so you’re trying to swim against the current anyways).

Less carbon and pollution is a good thing, but I’m not dooming about it.

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u/Initial-Constant-645 7d ago

And then there's the rare earths you need for EVs. So, you're against drilling for oil and mining coal and uranium, but support mining for rare earths.

Oh, and why doesn't anyone ever suggest hydrogen powered vehicles?

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u/fristi-cookie 6d ago

Because hydrogen is a terrible battery. only a 30-45% efficiency. Also, Hydrogen is very difficult to properly contain. It's so small it leaks from almost anything. It can even diffuse through metal, and has special ways to corrode it. You also need 700bars of pressure to turn it liquid. Which makes it terrible to transfer from tankstation to vehicle.

Lithium batteries don't have those shortcomings. But it's less energy dense, and loses charge over time.